If a Cancer Metastasizes,its Cells Travel Through the Blood Stream

question 61

True/False

If a cancer metastasizes,its cells travel through the blood stream and colonize other areas of the body.

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Definitions:

Mutated Allele

A variant form of a gene that has undergone a mutation, leading to changes in the gene's DNA sequence which may affect the organism's traits.

Homozygous

Having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.

Heterozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two different alleles of a gene, one inherited from each parent.

Locus

The specific physical location of a gene or DNA sequence on a chromosome, critical for genetic identity and inheritance patterns.